How to pronounce sastruga
American English pronunciation
SAS-truh-guh
- IPA
- /ˈsæstɹəɡə/
- Syllables
- SAS · truh · guh (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- sa-STROO-guh
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What sastruga means
A sharp, wavy ridge carved in hard snow by the wind
In a sentence: The explorers' sled bumped over every sastruga on the frozen plain.
Where it comes from: It comes from Russian, where it names the ridges that wind carves in snow.
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